It would be a violation of HIPPA if the information contained the names of individual children who had tested positive or negative. Public postings of general information on the test results a large school population, where individual information cannot be identified nor inferred, is not a violation of HIPPA.
> On Dec 15, 2021, at 3:09 PM, Richard Panetta <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can see the public interest in it but agree with Tamika’s point that > emailing info really shouldn’t be shared with LT. > > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 2:46 PM Barbara Low <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > As a person with no children in the school but concern about the spread of > the virus, I am delighted to learn that there were no cases in the school > when testing was done this week. > > I am glad the information was provided for all readers of Lincoln Talk. > > Barbara Low > From: Lincoln <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Tamika Mayes > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 2:42 PM > To: Susan Taylor <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: LincolnTalk.org <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Next school COVID tests Monday > > Isn't the intended for parents only for children who participate in the > program? Why is this allowed to be posted here? > > Tamika M. > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2021, 1:40 PM Susan Taylor <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > We have received all results from this week’s COVID-19 routine weekly testing > for the Lincoln PreK-Grade8 campus. No pools returned a positive result this > week. > > Each week, during the course of the weekly routine testing cycle, if any pool > returns a positive or inconclusive result, the families of the students in > the pool and the staff in the pool will be immediately notified. When all > results have been received for the week, all members of the campus community > will receive a weekly testing report. > > Please Note: Because next week is short due to winter break, regular weekly > testing will occur next week on Monday 12/20, instead of the normal Tuesday > schedule, to provide enough time for pool testing and any necessary reflex > testing and contact tracing. > > Weekly Lincoln COVID-19 Testing Report > Test Date: Tuesday 12/14 > > Test results: > 81 pools tested > 0 pools returned a positive result > 0 individuals returned a positive result in follow-up PCR testing > > 618 individual pool participants > 96% student participation rate* > > For more information, please visit our LPS COVID-19 Data Dashboard > <http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/lxDY-T4tcjCgAfwin72yDQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjm2ZAP0QmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGluY25ldC5vcmcvY292aWRkYXNoYm9hcmRXB3NjaG9vbG1CCmGywDK6YRsWZmdSFXN2aHRheWxvckBjb21jYXN0Lm5ldFgEAAAAAQ~~>. > > * Percentage of in-person students who have not tested positive for COVID-19 > in the past 90 days who have registered to participate in the pooled testing > program. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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